Former Kentucky Star Karl-Anthony Towns Wins NBA Rookie Of The Year

Former Kentucky and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was named NBA Rookie of the Year, a unanimous choice that was announced on Monday. Per ESPN:

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Towns posted the best rookie season by a big man since Tim Duncan. He averaged 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks and helped the Timberwolves win 13 more games than they did the previous season. Towns played all 82 games and was named Western Conference rookie of the month in all six months the award was handed out.

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